#kaouther ben hania

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FOUR DAUGHTERS (2023, Kaouther Ben Hania) Cinematography by Farouk Laâridh

Between light and darkness stands Olfa, a Tunisian woman and the mother of four daughters. One day, her two older daughters disappear. To fill in their absence, the filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania invites professional actresses and invents a unique cinema experience that will lift the veil on Olfa and her daughters’ life stories.

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Cannes Film Festival breaks its own record for female filmmakers in Competition! For the first time ever, six female directors will compete for the Palme d'Or 🤗 Anatomie d'Une Chute (Dir. Justine Triet) Banel et Adama (Dir. Ramata-Toulaye Sy) Club Zero (Dir. Jessica Hausner) L'Été Dernier (Dir. Catherine Breillat) La Chimera (Dir. Alice Rohrwacher) Les Filles d'Olfa (Dir. Kaouther Ben Hania)

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Four Daughters

directed by Kaouther Ben Hania, 2023

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BEST FILMS of 2023, pt. 2

Also: pt. 1, pt. 3, pt. 4

20. PRISCILLA, dir. Sofia Coppola

19. PERFECT DAYS, dir. Wim Wenders

18. ANATOMY OF A FALL, dir. Justine Triet

17. ALL DIRT ROADS TASTE OF SALT, dir. Raven Jackson

16. THE KIEV TRIAL, dir. Sergei Loznitsa

15. POOR THINGS, dir. Yorgos Lanthimos

14. ORLANDO, MY POLITICAL BIOGRAPHY, dir. Paul B. Preciado

13. ROTTING IN THE SUN, dir. Sebastián Silva

12. FOUR DAUGHTERS, dir. Kaouther Ben Hania

11. PACIFICTION, dir. Albert Serra

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Seen in 2024:

Four Daughters (Kaouther Ben Hania), 2023

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new-to-me #689 - Four Daughters

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Four Daughters (2023), dir. Kaouther Ben Hania

This riveting exploration of rebellion, memory, and sisterhood reconstructs the story of Olfa Hamrouni and her four daughters, unpacking a complex family history through intimate interviews and artful reenactments to examine how the Tunisian woman’s two eldest were radicalized. Casting professional actresses as the missing daughters, along with acclaimed Egyptian-Tunisian actress Hend Sabri as Olfa, Oscar® nominated director Kaouther Ben Hania (The Man Who Sold His Skin) restages pivotal moments in the family’s life. These scenes are interwoven with confessions and reflections from Olfa and her younger daughters, offering the women agency to tell their own story and capturing moments of joy, loss, violence, and heartache. Winner of four prizes including L’Oeil d'Or (Best Documentary) when it screened in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, Four Daughters is a compelling portrait of five women and a unique and ambitious work of nonfiction storytelling that explores the nature of memory, the weight of inherited trauma, and the ties that bind mothers and daughters.

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Four Daughters (Les filles d'Olfa), Kaouther Ben Hania (2023)

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الرجل الذي باع ظهره [The Man Who Sold His Skin] (Kaouther Ben Hania, 2020)

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2023 Golden Chinchillas

Best Documentary Feature

20 Days in Mariupol

Beyond Utopia

The Disappearance of Shere Hite

Four Daughters

Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

Kokomo City

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Four Daughters (2023) dir. Kaouther Ben Hania

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Four Daughters (2023, Kaouther Ben Hania)

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25 Films We're Excited To Watch at the 76th Cannes Film Festival

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Las hijas de Olfa

بنات ألفة

Kaouther Ben Hania

Tunéz

2023

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NON-FICTION FILM

Shortlisted: Kokomo City / Occupied City

THE NOMINEES ARE:

20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL

Directed by Mstyslav Chernov, Produced by Raney Aronson-Rath, Mstyslav Chernov, Derl McCrudden, and Michelle Mizner

FOUR DAUGHTERS

Directed by Kaouther Ben Hania, produced by Nadim Cheikhrouha, Martin Hampel, and Thanassis Karanthanos

THE KIEV TRIAL

Directed and Produced by Sergei Loznitsa

ORLANDO, MY POLITICAL BIOGRAPHY

Directed by Paul B. Preciado, Produced by Yaël Fogiel and Laetitia Gonzalez

AND THE CRISTAL GOES TO...

DE HUMANI CORPORIS FABRICA

Directed and Produced by Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Verena Paravel